Business & GAA Plethora of Business Connectivity 2019 will be the second consecutive year where a disruptive new satellite-based connectivity service dedicated exclusively to business aviation operators will make its industry debut at the annual National Business Aviation Association…
Air TaxiKitty Hawk Reveals Ultra-Quiet ‘Heaviside’ eVTOL Design The secretive electric aircraft company Kitty Hawk, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, revealed its third electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) design: a small, quiet aircraft with eight tilting propellers called…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat to Start Second Phase Flight Trials of Iris Program in 2020 Inmarsat signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the second phase of the Iris air traffic modernization program, which will include flight trials across Europe to assess the service…
CommercialLight Commercial Helicopter Market Fertile for Health Usage Monitoring Systems Lower costs for health usage and monitoring systems (HUMS) make the commercial light helicopter market a fertile field for HUMS makers, like Vermont-based Green Power Mountain Systems (GPMS), Honeywell, and Collins Aerospace.…
CommercialBoeing CEO Targets Fourth Quarter 737 MAX Return to Service While the ultimate decision on when the grounded fleet of 737 MAX aircraft can return to service relies on the approval of individual civil aviation regulators, during a speech at the Economic…
CommercialRaytheon Showcases Cyber Anomaly Detection System for Aircraft Raytheon has developed a Cyber Anomaly Detection System (CADS) for aircraft that carry the MIL-STD-1553 data bus, and its commercial counterpart, ARINC-429, company executives said during an Oct. 3 briefing to discuss…
Air TaxiThe Winner of 'Pitch@Revolution.Aero': Ballistic Parachutes for VTOL Aircraft At a “shark tank”-style aerospace pitch competition during Revolution.Aero last week, Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) won both the audience and judges’ vote for their patent-pending parachute system that slows the descent of…
Air TaxiOn a Mission for Airbus, Voom Enters the U.S. On-Demand Helicopter Market The battle for market share in urban air mobility (UAM) is ramping up as Airbus’ on-demand helicopter service, Voom, launches operations in the United States, beginning with five destinations in the San…